Extensible shelf.



E. D. CONROY.

EXTENSIBLE SHELF. APPLICATION 'HLED APR. 4. 1911.

1,26Q,$1 I Patented Apr, 9, 1918.

INVENTOR WITNESSES ATTOR N EY ELIZABETH CONROY, OF MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE.

EXTENSIBLE SHELF.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 9, 1918.

Application filed April 4, 1917. Serial No. 159,726.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELIZABETH D. CONROY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Memphis, in the county of Shelby and bit-ate of Tennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Extensible Shelves, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in supports, and more particularly to shelves such as are used in bath rooms, barber shops and-the like.

The main object of the invention is to provide a shelf of this character, the supporting member of which while extensible to adapt it for shelves of varying lengths, is designed to be completely concealed when applied and thereby avoids all danger of screws being pulled out and leaving unsightly breaks in the plaster of the wall on which the shelf is mounted.

Another object is to provide a shelf of this character equipped with a depending towel rack. I

1V ith the foregoing and other objects in view, which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 represents a front elevation of a portion of a wall showing this improved shelf applied, a coating surface or plaster of the wall being broken away to show the shelf support beneath it.

Fig.2 is a horizontal section taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

1n the embodiment illustrated, this improved shelf consists of an attaching member in the form of a series of links 1 and 2 pivoted together to form a well known lazytongs, the construction being such that these links can be extended or contracted in the well known manner.

Bars 3 and 4 are connected with the terminals of the links at opposite ends of the supporting member, any desired number of which links may be employed according to the lengths of the shelves to be supported, seven pairs of said links being here shown,

although obviously the device is not to be restricted to such number. These bars 3 and 4; are designed to be connected to the lathing or uprights of a wall before the latter is plastered. These bars are provided with apertures to receive fastening screws indicated at 5, and have secured thereto intermediate of their ends, preferably mid way thereof, laterally extending shelf supporting arms 6 and 7, which may be of any desired length according to the width of the shelf to be carried thereby. These arms are provided at their free ends with upturned fingers 8 shown clearly in Fig. 3 and which are designed to act as stops for holding the shelf 9 in position on said arms, the shelf being of a width to tit between the outer face of the wall 7 on which the shelf is mounted and said fingers. The shelf is preferably composed of glass but may be of'any suitable material.

Depending from the arms 6 and 7 are two hook-shaped members 10 which are designed to receive and support a rod 11 adapted for use as a. towel rack, said rod being preferably composed of metal, nickel-plated or otherwise finished to suit the puchaser, although obviously it may be of wood or other material if found desirable.

From the above description it will be obtended or contracted to adjust it to suit the 7 length of shelf to be mounted thereon and then secured to the end pieces and that after itvis placed in position and the plaster or other coating for the wall placed thereover, there is no danger of said support pulling away from this mounting and the only parts exposed will be arms 6 and 7 with the hooklike hangers 10. depending therefrom and on which any suitable shelf 9 and rod 11 may be mounted. While two of these arms 6 and 7 only are shown, it is to be understood that any desired number may be employed according to the length and the weight of the shelf to be supported.

The arms 6 and 7 while here shown connected with the bars 3 and i by laterally extending flanges or feet 12, may be secured thereto in any other desired manner, said feet being here shown riveted to said bars.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the advantages of the construction and of the method of operation will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art to which the invention appertains and While I have described the principle of operation of the invention together with the device which I now consider to be the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have it understood that the :device shown is merely illustrative and that such changes may be made as are Within the scope of the claimed invention.

1 claim v 1. In a shelf, the combination'o'f a lazytongs, means for connecting said lazytongs to a supporting structure, arms projecting laterally from said tongs, and a shelf removably supported on said arms.

2. The combination with a lazytongs having bars connecting the links at the ends thereof, arms projecting laterally from said 'bars and having upturned fingers at their Copies of this patentlmay be obtained for free ends, and a shelf supported on, said arms.

3. The combination with a lazytongs hav ing means for connection With a supporting structure, a concealing coating arranged over said tongs, arms extending laterally from opposite ends of said tongs through said coating and having stops spaced from the inner ends thereof, and a shelf removahly mounted on said ZL'IIHS between said coating and said'stops.

In testimony whereof I afliX signature in presence of two Witnesses.

ELIZABETH D. CONROY.

Witnesses:

M. TAUBER, L. C. BAUM.

five cents each. by addressing the Commissioner :of liatents,

Washington, D. 0;" 

